IBPS SO Cut Off 2025: Check Previous Years' Category-wise Cutoff

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officers 2025 ( IBPS SO )

DeskCalelnderExam On - 9 Nov '25

Anangsha Patra
Updated on Oct 28, 2025 17:28 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

IBPS SO Cut Off 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) released IBPS SO prelims cut off marks. The cut off marks are decided by the authority which is the minimum marks that are to be scored by the candidates to qualify for the exam. The selection process of IBPS SO comprises prelims, mains and interview. Read this article below to check the IBPS SO cut off.

Also Read: IBPS SO cutoff dates.

Table of content
  • How to Check IBPS SO Cut off?
  • IBPS SO 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • Applicability of IBPS SO Cutoff
  • IBPS SO Prelims Cut off
  • IBPS SO Mains Cut off
  • IBPS SO Cut Off 2025 FAQs
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How to Check IBPS SO Cut off?

The process is given below.

  • Click on the link available for IBPS SO Cutoff
  • The post-wise and category-wise IBPS SO cutoff are made available in PDF form
  • Check and download the cutoff marks

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IBPS SO 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IBPS SO 2025 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
10 Feb ' 23 - 17 Feb ' 23

IBPS SO Mains Result 2022

01 Apr ' 22

IBPS SO Final Result

15 Feb ' 22 - 21 Feb ' 22

IBPS SO Mains result

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Applicability of IBPS SO Cutoff

The cut off of IBPS SO is applied for the following:

  • Individual scores
  • Total scores
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IBPS SO Prelims Cut off

IBPS SO prelims cut off are released section-wise, post-wise and category-wise. The prelims cut off is calculated out of 120 marks. 

IBPS SO Previous Years' Prelims Cutoff

IBPS SO Prelims Cut off 2021-Overall 

Posts Name SC ST OBC UR EWS

IT Officer

66.25

54.63

66.38 

66.38 

64.50

Agricultural Field Officer

21.25

21.25

21.25

21.25

21.25

Rajbhasha Adhikari

19.88

17.25

20.13 

20.13

18

Law Officer

40.25

33 

42 

42.38

34.63

HR/Personnel Officer

40.50

40.50 

 40.50

40.50

38.75

Marketing Officer

24

23.63 

24 

24

24

IBPS SO Prelims Cut off 2021-Section-Wise

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021- IT Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language 

25

7.75

10.25

2

Reasoning 

50

5.75

10.00

3

General Awareness 

50

8.50

13.25

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

2.50

4.75

2

Reasoning 

50

3.25

6.50

3

General Awareness 

50

5.25

9.00

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

5.00

7.75

2

Reasoning 

50

1.50

5.75

3

General Awareness 

50

1.00

3.00

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021- Law Officer (Scale I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

7.75

10.25

2

Reasoning 

50

5.75

10.00

3

General Awareness 

50

3.00

5.75

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

6.25

9.00

2

Reasoning 

50

3.75

8.00

3

General Awareness 

50

6.00

11.00

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021- Marketing Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

5.00

7.75

2

Reasoning 

50

1.50

5.75

3

General Awareness 

50

3.50

8.50

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- Category-wise Marks

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020
Posts Name SC ST OBC UR HI OC VI ID

IT Officer

67.25

61.13

71.75

75.88

20.88

22.13

21.88

24.00

Agricultural Field Officer

39.75

36

40.88

40.88

14.38

39.25

27.38

25.50

Rajbhasha Adhikari

20.75

20.75

20.75

20.75

NA

12.75

38.75

NA

Law Officer

39.00

36.25

40.88

47.50

NA

21.88

26.50

33.00

HR/Personnel Officer

61.00

63.00

61.88

63.00

44.75

25.63

22.25

29.88

Marketing Officer

53.00

44.88

53.75

53.75

21.13

29.88

22.13

NA

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020-21: Section-Wise

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- IT Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language 

25

6.00

8.75

2

Reasoning 

50

5.00

9.00

3

General Awareness 

50

7.00

11.00

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

2.75

5.25

2

Reasoning 

50

2.50

5.50

3

General Awareness 

50

5.75

9.75

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

3.50

6.00

2

Reasoning 

50

1.25

5.00

3

General Awareness 

50

3.75

7.00

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- Law Officer (Scale I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

4.75

7.50

2

Reasoning 

50

3.00

7.50

3

General Awareness 

50

5.50

8.50

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- HR/Personnel

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

6.00

8.75

2

Reasoning 

50

5.00

9.00

3

General Awareness 

50

7.00

11.00

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- Marketing Officer (Scale-I)

Sr.No Name of Test Maximum Marks Cut-off
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/General

1

English Language

25

6.00

8.75

2

Reasoning 

50

5.00

9.00

3

General Awareness 

50

7.00

11.00

IBPS SO Prelims Cutoff 2019: Category Wise 

Category Cutoff Marks
General (Gen) 81.50
Scheduled Caste (SC) 73.25
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 64.50
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 79.50
Visually Impaired (VI) 57.38
Hearing Impaired (HI) 28.13
Intellectual Disability (ID) 45.38
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) 71.25

IBPS SO Prelims Cutoff 2019: Section-Wise 

Name of the Section Maximum Marks Cutoff
General SC/ST/OBC/PWD
English 25 9.50 6.75
Reasoning 50 13.50 8.75
General Awareness/Quantitative Aptitude 50 11.50 7.50

IBPS SO Cut off 2018

Section-Wise 

S.No. Name of the Section Maximum Marks Cutoff
General SC/ST/OBC/PwD

1.

English

25

4.75

2.50

2.

Reasoning

50

15.25

10

3.

General Awareness / Quantitative Aptitude

50

16.75

11.50

Overall Cut off

Category Cutoff Marks

General (Gen)

89.88

Scheduled Caste (SC)

81.25

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

70

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

87.50

Visually Impaired (VI)

70

Hearing Impaired (HI)

49

Intellectual Disability (ID)

48.25

Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)

83.38

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IBPS SO Mains Cut off

 IBPS SO Mains Cut off is decided out of 60 marks.

IBPS SO Previous Years' Mains Cut off 

IBPS SO Mains Cut off 2021-Overall 

Posts Category
UR SC ST OBC EWS HI OC VI ID

IT Officer (Scale I)

10.50

6.25

6.25

10.25

9.50

6.25

6.25

7.25

6.50

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)

27.75

27.75

23.75

27.75

27.75

18.75

25.75

25.25

19.25

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

23.25

23.25

22.25

23.25

23.25

NA

19.50

30.75

NA

Law officer (Scale I)

17.75

13.50

13.50

13.50

17.25

NA

19.50

13.75

NA

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)

23.75

23.25

22.50

23.75

23.75

NA

16.50

18.50

25.00

Marketing Officer (Scale I)

16.25

16.25

16.25

16.25

16.25

13.00

16.75

12.50

13.25

IBPS SO Mains Cut off 2021-Section Wise

Posts Maximum Marks Cutoff
SC/ST/OBC/PwBD General/EWS

IT Officer (Scale I)

60

6.25

9.50

Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)

60

18.75

22.75

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

60

18.50

23.25

Law officer (Scale I)

60

13.25

17.25

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)

60

16.00

20.00

Marketing Officer (Scale I)

60

12.50

16.25

IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2019

IBPS SO Posts (Scale I)

Category Wise Cut Offs

SC/ST/OBC/PWBD

EWS/General

I.T. Officer

9.25

13.25

Agriculture Field Officer

21.75

25.50

Rajbhasha Adhikari

21.25

24.75

HR/Personnel Officer

15.75

20.00

Marketing Officer

19.75

22.75

Law Officers 

15.25

19.25

IBPS SO Mains cutoffs 2018

Category

Cutoff Marks

General (Gen)

89.88

Scheduled Caste (SC)

81.25

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

70

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

87.50

Visually Impaired (VI)

70

Hearing Impaired (HI)

49

Intellectual Disability (ID)

48.25

Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)

83.38

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IBPS SO Cut Off 2025 FAQs

Candidates can check below IBPS SO cut off FAQs.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is IBPS SO cut off?
A: 

IBPS SO cut off marks are the minimum marks that a candidate must get to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. IBPS SO cut off marks are announced after the exam is conducted for each stage. IBPS SO cut off is derived based on the two different aspects-sectional and overall. IBPS SO cutoffs are issued for each post category separately.

Q:   What is IBPS SO marking scheme?
A: 

The marking scheme of IBPS SO is given below:

  • Students  score one mark for right answer
  • 0.25 marks are deducted for wrong answer
Q:   Which are the factors that affect IBPS SO cut off?
A: 

Cut offs are the minimum marks required to be scored by each candidate in prelims, Mains or interview round. The preliminary exam is qualifying in nature although candidates have to secure the cut off to be eligible for the Mains round. The following factors determine IBPS SO cut off marks: 

  • Number of appeared candidates
  • The difficulty level of the exam
  • Total marks
  • Number of vacancies
  • Normalisation
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